In our Tribeca office, we have compiled a library of some of the best books on the market on the art of campaigning. All books and materials can be browsed and photocopied onsite in our office located at 81 franklin Street, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10013.
How to Win a Local Election
A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
By Judge Lawrence Grey, 2007
"More of a 'must-do' book than a 'how-to' book, How to Win a Local Election guides readers through the campaign process, detailing what they need to accomplish along the way in order to be victorious. Here you will find information on planning and organizing a campaign; the various roles of people in your campaign; campaign procedures and techniques; and how to use computers, the Internet, and e-mail to both manipulate and disseminate data…"
Party Politics in America
By Paul Allen Beck, 1997
"Party Politics in America…is a longtime leading text on American political parties. Its coverage is comprehensive, including the American party system and its third parties and independents; all three parts of the parties (the party organizations, the party electorate, and the party in government); and the interaction among these parts, especially during election campaigns …."
Winning Elections
Political Campaigns Management, Strategy & Tactics
By Richard A. Faucheux
"Edited by the nationally respected political analyst Ronald A. Faucheux, WINNING ELECTIONS includes the best articles from Campaigns & Elections magazine, prodiving invaluable practical advice from the leading pros in the industry…together with thousands of vote-winning, money-saving, time-consuming "how to" tips…with new articles and knowledge gleaned from the most recent elections, covering small-budget local and district races to big-budget statewide and national campaigns."
Get Out The Vote!
How to Increase Voter Turnout
By Donald P. Green & Alan S. Gerber, 2004
"Get Out The Vote! is a practical guide for anyone trying to mobilize voters. Unlike authors of other campaign advice books, Donald Green and Alan Gerber root their work firmly in rigorous experimental science. Since 1998, they have conducted cutting-edge research in over a dozen states, examining the effectiveness of a wide range of voter mobilization tactics…"
The Campaign Manual
Definitive Study of the Modern Political Campaign Process
By S. J. Guzzetta, 2006
"A Definitive Study of the Modern Political Campaign Process by S. J. Guzzetta was first published in 1981. Since, it has become the most widely used campaign manual in the industry. It has been sold throughout the U.S. and in 40 foreign countries. It provides a complete and comprehensive guide to running a modern political campain."
How to Run for Local Office
A Complete Guide for Winning a Local Election
By Robert J. Thomas, 1999
"If you are planning to run for any local office in your community, this book you must have. It is an easy-to-read handbook that will take you step-by-step through the entire election process."
The Campaign Manager
Running and Winning Local Elections
By Catherine Shaw, 2004
"The Campaign Manager is a clear, concise, must-have handbook that is based on the author's three terms as mayor of Ashland, Oregon, and her numerous successes in managing campaigns. Supportive of both candidates and issues, this handbook gives political novices and veterans alike a comprehensive and detailed plan for organizing, funding, and publicizing local political campaigns…"
Politics the Wellstone Way
How to Elect Progressive Candidates and Win on Issues
By Wellstone Action, 2005
"Political activism has grown to a level that has not been seen in the United States since the Vietnam War. Tensions over the presidential election and the war in Iraq motivated many people, of different political positions, to take to the streets. Politics the Wellstone Way offers a comprehensive set of strategies to help progressives channel that energy into the winning issue-base and electoral campaigns…"
